Plants & Gardens Blog

Late-blooming flowers, interesting seed heads, and colorful foliage are among its autumn attractions. Read › Bloom Alert: Discovery Garden

See late summer highlights from this year's Annual Border. Read › Bloom Alert: Annual Border

Look for signs of microscopic life in the Garden and beyond. Read › Pondlife: How to Spot Microbes

Azaleas, tulips, columbines, and more are in bloom in the Rock Garden in spring. Read › Bloom Alert: Rock Garden

Japanese traditions surrounding flowering cherries are a little different than the American versions. Picnics and sake are involved, and blooms are anticipated even more eagerly. Read › Hanami: Cherry Blossom Culture in Japan

Look for these early-spring blooms in or near the Shakespeare Garden. Read › Bloom Alert: Early-Spring Flowers

An unusually shaped orchid from Madagascar inspired some of Charles Darwin's work on evolution. Brooklyn Botanic Garden's specimen is in bloom now. Read › Darwin’s Orchid in Bloom

No need to wait for spring flowers and foliage. Buds offer much to observe and appreciate right now. Read › Get to Know These Buds

Multispectrum LED lights have been installed in BBG's greenhouses. They're very efficient and use the parts of the light spectrum most beneficial to plants. Read › What Is That Colored Light Coming from the Greenhouses?

Winter is a good time to study trees closely and get to know them by their bark and bare form. Read › Know These Trees by Their Bark